john, john he's a judge and watching everything and then look around and people are voting all through there. trying not to bother them. we'll come back out here this way. early voting, brooke, quickly started october 2nd. and they say they -- every day between 1,500, highest about 2,200 per day and so far the tally is pretty close to 74,000 so far. >> hey, so quickly, talking to some of the people that cast their vote, do they realize the tremendous importance that is the state of ohio? >> reporter: they do. and i think that's why they have had such success now with early voting. if you see the people, that's why they realize this time even more critical than last and even a razor -- a sharper razor's edge sort to speak than last time, than 2008. they get it, brooke. >> any indication? i'm sure both camps are spinning it but with momentum in ohio, when's the story? >> oh, you answered your own answer. both sides say, yeah, we have the momentum. but i do think, brooke, this time, i think that last -- you know, democrats had the edge. president obama, 2008, early voting but i think the